Chrome/Firefox: Twitter's promoted tweets, trends, and accounts are rather annoying and can be confusing when you see them in your timeline. If you're not a fan, Ghacks points to a couple extensions that hide that promoted content. »3/02/15 1:00pm Yesterday 1:00pm

VPNs are great for security, but one of the big reasons many people use one is to mask or change their IP address. This lets you get around location-based restrictions on content, or check if your provider is throttling your connection. Unfortunately, a new security flaw can reveal your real IP address to prying… »2/11/15 8:00am 2/11/15 8:00am

Chrome: Dropbox released the beta for their new Chrome extension, Dropbox for Gmail today. As the name suggests, the extension makes it easy to instantly add a link to a Dropbox file directly from the Gmail web app. »2/10/15 12:30pm 2/10/15 12:30pm

Windows/Mac/Chrome: Encrypted cloud storage services aren't difficult to find, but when you need to send a file to someone else and you want to make sure you keep some control over it (and it stays encrypted), you have fewer options. Peerio is a new service that wants to make that whole process easy. »2/03/15 4:30am 2/03/15 4:30am

Chrome/Web: Learning another language can be difficult if you don't immerse yourself in it every day. Mainichi is a Chrome new tab replacement and webapp that teaches you (and reminds you of) everyday Japanese words. »1/29/15 7:30am 1/29/15 7:30am

Chrome: Amazon is a very busy site and is packed with tons of products they're hoping you'll buy. If you're sick of the clutter and just want to find what you're looking for, Clearcut gets rid of all the fluff from Amazon's homepage. »1/20/15 12:30pm 1/20/15 12:30pm

Chrome: If you're the type to have a lot of tabs open in Chrome, you know that searching through them is a pain sometimes. Chrome Tab Search makes things a little easier by adding a Spotlight-esque overlay to search through open tabs. »1/06/15 11:30am 1/06/15 11:30am

Chrome/Firefox: If you're on a slow internet connection, YouTube's unbearable to use. It never seems to know when to start playing and when to stop buffering. SmartVideo for YouTube gives you control over all that. »12/31/14 11:30am 12/31/14 11:30am

Chrome: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are a great way for you find out more about a person, especially if they don't know them but are likely to meet them. FullContact is a Chrome plugin that shows the social profiles of the person you're exchanging emails with. »12/31/14 7:00am 12/31/14 7:00am

Chrome: You've been able to install and run Linux on Chromebooks for a while, but a new Chrome extension allows you to run it inside a window, without switching back and forth. »12/30/14 11:30am 12/30/14 11:30am

Reading paper comics is fun, but if you want to take a ton of great reads with you on your laptop, or read your favorite titles on your computer's huge display, you need a solid comic reader. This week we're looking at five of the best, based on your nominations. »12/28/14 8:00am 12/28/14 8:00am

Chrome: Facebook is a bit of a cluttered mess and the messages section is one of the worst offenders. If you use Facebook mostly for emailing people, Distraction Free Facebook Messenger is a Chrome extension that clears out the junk. »12/26/14 1:30pm 12/26/14 1:30pm

Chrome: If you have multiple accounts for the same website, chances are there's a lot of logging out just to log back in. Install Profile Swapper to make the switch easier. »12/08/14 10:30am 12/08/14 10:30am

Web/Chrome: Misdirection via URL shortener may not be as common as it once was, but you still find people posting Goo.gl, fb.me, or bit.ly links in comment threads and on social networks claiming it's one thing when it's really another—or worse, malware. Unshort.me gives you a tool to see where you're really going…»11/28/14 12:00pm 11/28/14 12:00pm